Capitals 4–1 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Feb 28, 2017)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	0	2	2	4
🗽 NYR	1	0	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:03 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

2 A

4 shots · 18:19 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

2 A

3 shots · 15:26 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Brady Skjei Go-ahead 1st · 05:08

Assists: Adam Clendening, J.T. Miller · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson Tying 2nd · 07:28

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–1

🦅 Brett Connolly Go-ahead 2nd · 16:26

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Lars Eller · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 01:15

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Marcus Johansson, John Carlson · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 18:10

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 15:26

L3 Winnik · Eller · Beagle 14:04

L4 Vrana · Connolly · Barber 9:27

D1 Carlson · Alzner 24:08

D2 Niskanen · Shattenkirk 18:08

D3 Orlov · Schmidt 17:10

🗽Rangers

L1 Nash · Stepan · Zuccarello 18:55

L2 Pirri · Miller · Hayes 16:25

L3 Kreider · Puempel · Fast 13:11

L4 Grabner · Lindberg · Vesey 11:29

D1 McDonagh · Skjei 22:20

D2 Holden · Clendening 19:35

D3 Staal · Kampfer 16:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

38 Shots on goal 30

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

19 Hits 21

11 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 14

13 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 10.5% (4/38) NYR shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH NYR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-4-1 (72% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-1-1 (87% win rate, 15 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Feb 192017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2 Oct 222016 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Mar 42016 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Jan 172016 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Jan 92016 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–3 OT

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❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on February 28, 2017?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Capitals 4, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Marcus Johansson (2), Brett Connolly, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brady Skjei.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 25 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 2–5 AfterMar 2 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeFeb 26 🧥CBJ @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterMar 2 🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS 2–1

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